I didn't say one has to use two cameras. I said that's what I did. It was serendipitous that I found the second basket case when I did.
For the rear of the camera I used none of the wood from either cameras, in fact the wood from the 2nd camera was unusable. What saved me a lot of work was using the brass brackets, shafting and gearing from both cameras. There is one bracket that positions the gears for focusing and forms the guide for the back to move in/out for focus. I used both sets so the knobs are placed outside the back (as in the original but further outboard) and the guides are in their original position along the rails. I have exactly the same rear movements as the original. The design of the 2D lends itself to doing this. There are other ways. Use whatever works for you. If you're really interested PM me and I'll send you some pictures that show this, but it's probably only applicable to 2D's. It's unimportant, really.
It's not unimportant to me, and probably others. Makes a big difference if you can take one beater and transform it to a larger size or if two are needed. Thanks for sharing...
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